December is a special month for the students at Oasis de Esperanza; it’s the end of school with a two-month vacation ahead, it’s Christmas time, and it’s graduation time for Pre-K and 6th grade students. Nicaragua has three graduation events, Pre-K, 6th grade, and 12th grade and they are a big deal.
As you can see the Pre-K kids wear caps and gowns and 6th graders even wear ties! This year was a very special and emotional time for our 32 6th grade graduates as well as for Elaine and me. Read more [...]
You’ve heard the phrase “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” A part of the Savior’s Tear vision for the Nicaragua schools is to help in teaching them to become more self-sufficient. Oasis de Esperanza Salinas Grande is the smaller of the two Savior’s Tear schools. It is located in a rural area approximately two miles from the Pacific coast with the primary industries being fishing, farming, and salt. It’s a small Read more [...]
Monday, February 14, marked the beginning of the 2011 school year at Oasis de Esperanza and it was an exciting day for everyone! Classes were originally to have begun January 27 but the date was postponed by the Ministry of Education, much to the disappointment of our students, they were anxious to start school.
Pre-registration had already prepared us for a large enrollment from 2010 and when the gate opened Monday morning we were thrilled to see 413 smiling faces ready to learn (well, Read more [...]
April 18th was an exciting day for us. Since moving to the new school facility we have held a monthly church service and it's always a wonderful experience. The service is not only for school children and parents but also for the entire neighborhood, a good way to build on our relationship with the community.
As Elaine and I drove to the school that morning we were surprised to see banners and flags throughout the neighborhood, flags of the Sandinista (Socialist) party. We know the neighborhood Read more [...]
